Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 214 Choice
Yao Wei has always been a loner. She might be able to interact with a few people, but when it comes to interacting with more people, her resistance comes from the bottom of her heart.

This stemmed from her long-standing distrust of people. Lu Xi'an understood that it was incredibly lucky for her to gain Yao Wei's trust.

In fact, Lu Xi'an felt that this was a problem that should be solved.

However, psychological problems cannot be solved overnight, nor can they be reversed by force.

Forcing Yao Wei to interact with people might only exacerbate her resistance.

Therefore, Lu Xi'an proposed leaving, but it wasn't a complete departure. He wanted to try and see if he could gradually change Yao Wei.

If things can't be changed, then there's nothing we can do. From now on, we'll just have to live in seclusion with Yao Wei.

Yao Wei was taken aback: "But..."

Lu Xi'an said, "How about we head north instead of south?"

"North?"

Yao Wei frowned, momentarily puzzled, not understanding Lu Xi'an's thoughts.

Lu Xi'an said, "Now that we have such a big car, we can carry a lot of things."

"There are still plenty of supplies at the shelter at the entrance of Tan Village in Fengcheng County, Yubei City. If we load all those supplies onto the trucks there, we won't lack supplies for the southward journey."

"At least we won't lack food. We can also set some aside and leave it here so that Luo Ping and Chai Xin will have more security."

"We are quite familiar with the road to the north. Luo Ping has wiped out the forces in Fengcheng County, so it is relatively safe. If nothing unexpected happens, we should be fine on this trip."

"In that case, we can walk slowly and study the booklet along the way, and exercise properly according to the plan in the booklet."

"After this back and forth, you should have practiced enough. With the help of the fungal stone, your strength should increase significantly."

"When we get back, we'll see if any new human types have evolved in Luoping. If so, we'll pause for a bit, ask someone for help, and train our resistance to pheromones."

"what do you think?"

He spoke softly, but he said all his thoughts at once, so that only Yao Wei, who was standing next to him, could hear them.

The other workers noticed that he and Yao Wei were whispering to each other and wisely refrained from eavesdropping.

Luo Ping also took the opportunity to talk to Liu Hua and Tang Er about something important—he had complete confidence in these two people.

Luo Ping said to Liu Hua and Tang Er, "Liu Hua and Tang Er, you two have already witnessed the abilities of the New Humans."

"We were just approached by Brother Lu... Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, the couple you met outside Shanyang City before. They are actually the true owners of this base, so the door was opened as soon as they arrived."

“I used to live here, and I couldn’t open the door no matter how hard I tried.”

"The couple led us inside and discovered something that could turn people into a new kind of human."

"Brother Lu entrusted that thing to me to handle. I'm sure you're all reliable people, so you can rest assured. You're also courageous, and even if you become new humans, you won't use your abilities to bully others."

"So I've come to ask you, would you like to try that thing?"

Liu Hua and Tang Er were immediately excited and were about to agree.

But Luo Ping stopped him before he could finish speaking.

Luo Ping added, "Let's make this clear beforehand: that thing might have side effects. It might turn you into new humans, but it might also fail."

"See the old tree? The way it looks is actually because it failed to become a new human. That's what it looks like."

"Actually, failure would be even worse. You would probably suffer from festering sores all over your body and die from the pain. Even the old tree managed to suppress the pain by drinking that green water."

"You may or may not have heard him say that he carries two bottles of green liquid with him and has to drink a small sip every month or so. If he doesn't drink it, his whole body will ache and his skin will peel off."

"I've told you about the pros and cons of that thing. Whether you want to try it or take a gamble, I won't force you. It's all up to you."

He sighed inwardly, knowing that if possible, he would never let anyone take these risks lightly.

But the current state of the world, and the things he has to do, are forcing him to do them.

Having experienced the incidents involving Yang Guan and Da Chang, he had come to a complete understanding that it was absolutely unacceptable for the team to have only one Type B Newhuman and one Semi-Type D Newhuman.

But he wouldn't say these things to Liu Hua or Tang Er—at least not before the two of them made a decision.

He knew very well that if he said these words, it would inevitably affect Liu Hua and Tang Er's decision.

He didn't want to put pressure on people or influence their judgment about their own destiny.

Liu Hua and Tang Er exchanged a glance. Tang Er said, "Mr. Luo, could we discuss this amongst ourselves and then get back to you?"

"it is good."

Luo Ping nodded.

Then Liu Hua and Tang Er went to the side to discuss it.

After discussing for a while, the two went to find Luo Ping together. Tang Er said, "Mr. Luo, we have another question we'd like to ask." "Please go ahead."

Luo Ping said in a deep voice.

Tang Er said, "Could we ask for some of that old tree's green water? If we fail, we can at least rely on that green water to get by."

"By then, you'll at least be like the old tree, with more abilities than you are now, right? That way, you can help Mr. Luo."

Luo Ping opened his mouth, but for a moment he felt as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything.

After a long while, he patted Tang Er on the shoulder and said, "Thank you. I'll go ask the old tree."

He couldn't tell whether the outcome was good or bad.

He hadn't thought of the old tree's green water before; if there were such green water, it seemed that it could indeed prevent people from dying.

But the problem is, living like that, half-dead, isn't that a good thing?

He immediately asked the old tree, and the old tree readily agreed.

The old man grinned and said that he used to worry that the green water would be consumed quickly, but he didn't expect that he would only drink a small sip every month or two, and a bottle could last for many years. In that case, it wouldn't matter if he gave a bottle to someone else.

Luo Ping said, "Then thank you very much. Next time I go out, I'll make a special trip to Jianshan City and bring you several bottles of Green Water."

The old tree beamed and nodded repeatedly, "That's wonderful! That's wonderful!"

Luo Ping planned to go back and talk to Liu Hua and Tang Er, but just then Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei finished talking and came to find him.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei could actually hear their hushed conversation, but they were so focused on their own that they ignored what they were saying.

Lu Xi'an came over to say goodbye to Luo Ping and told him about their plan to go further north. Luo Ping was taken aback.

After a moment of hesitation, Luo Ping said, "Um... could you wait a little while and stay here for a while?"

"What's the matter?"

Lu Xian asked.

Luo Ping then told Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei about his conversation with Liu Hua, Tang Er, and Lao Shu, and then added, "I don't know how long this evolutionary process will last, but I can't wait."

“When Yang Guan and Da Chang occupied this place before, I went to Shanyang County and told the people there to run away quickly.”

"I reckon they won't go far; they'll be hiding and keeping watch nearby."

"There's nowhere to shelter outside. If it gets really cold, I don't know how many people will freeze to death."

"The matter here has been resolved. I want to go to Shanyang County as soon as possible, gather the people there, and bring them all here."

"During this time, I would like to ask you to help look after Liu Hua and Tang Er, and also keep an eye on the safety here, otherwise I will not feel at ease leaving."

Lu Xi'an said, "Actually, we don't understand anything about using bacterial injections, so we probably won't be able to help with that."

"As for security here, with optical camouflage and this outer door, it should be quite safe now."

Luo Ping shook his head and said, "I know... but after what happened with Yang Guan and Da Chang, I can't help but overthink things. I can only feel at ease with you older brothers and sisters watching over me."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei, and seeing that Yao Wei's expression was calm and there was no hidden resistance, he nodded and said, "Okay, then let's stay a little longer."

That's perfect, since there won't be too many people here during this period, and Yao Wei won't be too resistant.

There's no harm in Yao Wei and I staying here a little longer. We can leave when Luo Ping arrives with a large group of men.

Luo Ping repeatedly said, "Thank you! Thank you!"

After that, they worked harder and quickly finished cleaning up all four plots of land. They ate something, and then Luo Ping went inside to retrieve the injection and compatibility test strips, and told Liu Hua and Tang Er to lie down in their room.

Luo Ping looked at the instructions on the packaging, opened the compatibility test strip, and gave Liu Hua and Tang Er blood samples for testing.

The final test results showed that Liu Hua had the highest compatibility with type C, at 92%, while Tang Er had the highest compatibility with type A, at 88%.

After the test results came out, Luo Ping asked the two of them one last time: "Well, have you made up your mind? Now you can't go back on your word."

Liu Hua and Tang Er exchanged a glance, then nodded firmly, gritting their teeth as they said, "Yes."

Luo Ping took a deep breath, took out the type A bacterial strain injection, and gave it to Tang Er. He then took out the type C injection and gave it to Liu Hua.

The two then lay down on the bed and fell into a coma.

No one left; they waited there for an hour, but neither of them reacted. Lu Xi'an couldn't help but wonder if the injection had expired.

Luo Ping glanced at the weather and, unable to wait any longer, told Lu Xi'an, chose a car, and set off.

He chose the most dilapidated car in his inventory, saying that if he brought too many people back later, the car wouldn't fit and he'd have to leave it in the county town first. If the car got stolen or vandalized, he wouldn't feel so bad.

Upon hearing Luo Ping's words, Lu Xi'an suddenly remembered something and said, "You've traveled around everywhere, haven't you ever seen any animals that can be used as mounts?"
"If you have any, catch them. After taming them, they can be used as a means of transportation, and they won't even waste fuel. Isn't that great?"

(End of this chapter)